Where is Antigua Distillery?

Antigua Distillery is located in St. John's Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda.

What does Antigua Distillery produce?

Antigua Distillery produces or represents products such as rum, aged rum, dark rum, molasses-based rum, cask-finish editions.

Where can I buy products from Antigua Distillery?

You can buy products from Antigua Distillery directly on Bottle of Italy, on the dedicated producer page.

Distillery

Antigua Distillery

Q: What raw materials does Antigua Distillery use?

molasses (sugar cane molasses), water, yeasts

Explore the spirits, production style and story of Antigua Distillery.

Antiguan rum producer known for the English Harbour line; offers aged expressions (including the Reserve 10 Years) and some releases finished in distinctive casks.

rum aged rum dark rum molasses-based rum cask-finish editions

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What to know about Antigua Distillery

Type Distillery

Region St. John's , Caribbean , Antigua and Barbuda

Founded 1932

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Producer of the English Harbour line, with the English Harbour Reserve 10 Years as a well-known expression Use of copper column stills for distillation Range includes aged expressions and releases finished in sherry/port/Madeira International presence through distributors and specialist retailers

Producer range

Producer range Antigua Distillery

Spirit categories

rum aged rum dark rum molasses-based rum cask-finish editions

Representative products

English Harbour Rum 10 Years Old Reserve English Harbour 5 Years English Harbour XO English Harbour - edizioni Port/Sherry/Madeira finish English Harbour High Congener Series (edizioni speciali)

Raw materials

molasses (sugar cane molasses) water yeasts

Casks and ageing vessels

ex-bourbon (American oak) sherry cask (for finish) port cask (for finish) Madeira cask (for finish)

Distillation and production

Production method

Distillation of molasses-based wash using copper column stills; maturation mainly in ex-bourbon American oak barrels; blending and selection for age-stated expressions and cask-finish editions.

Distillation

Continuous copper column stills (copper column still)

Ageing

Maturation in ex-bourbon barrels; some bottles are finished in ex-sherry, port or Madeira casks.

Producer history Antigua Distillery

According to industry sources the company has operated in Antigua since the 1930s (reported year 1932/1933) and is recognized as the local producer and bottler of the English Harbour brand. Over the years it has developed a range that includes age-stated rums and special releases finished in sherry, port or Madeira casks.

Production philosophy

To produce rum expressions that reflect the character of Antigua by combining traditional techniques with modern interventions; to showcase molasses-based distillates and offer both mixing rums and bottles for tasting.

Territory

Island of Antigua, Caribbean